Undercurrent

Photo by Stefano Altamura

Undercurrent is a teaching and performance entity invested in rigorous and specific technique. We engage in nuanced floorwork research practiced with seamless continuity and an eye for the thrill of kinesthesia. We believe that communal care precedes the possibility of risk, and that attunement to collectivism is a vital practice.

Hilary Grumman co-founded Undercurrent in 2017 and has since cultivated the company’s development. Under the umbrella of Undercurrent, Alethea Alexander and Hilary have been supported by Actualize, University of Washington, Cornish College, CO–, Velocity Dance Center, westFEST, 4Culture, Abbey Arts, Mosswood Hollow, Alia Swersky, Glenn Kawasaki, and Douglas Pearce.

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Surface Tension is a high-velocity kinesthetic rollercoaster for seven dancers, two lights, and a DJ. It is a meditation on the essential relationship between risk-taking and community care. In darkness, held close through directed lighting and tension between what is seen and unseen, movement slices and slips through restricted space, underpinned by an original soundscore from local artist Marco Gill.